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Run qrupdate from ChatGPT or Claude

Fast updates of QR and Cholesky decompositions. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run qrupdate on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About qrupdate

Version
1.3.1
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
572 · #3,398 in Homebrew
Homepage
gitlab.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/koehlerm/qrupdate-ng
Install
brew install qrupdate

Try asking

“Install qrupdate with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read qrupdate --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update qrupdate and tell me what changed”

Depends on

gcc · openblas

Used by

octave

Questions

Can ChatGPT run qrupdate on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs qrupdate there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install qrupdate first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install qrupdate for you.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.

Try it on your computer

BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.

Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.